The Last Paradise
Written by Antonio Garrido
Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
2.5/5
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Jack Beilis once lived the American dream: custom suits, new cars, and the best clubs. But by 1931, he has sunk so low he cannot feed himself or his ailing father. Now he barely has time to wipe the blood from his hands before he finds himself on a ship from New York to Moscow, running from a crime he never intended.
Desperate for an escape route, Jack wants to believe stories of a worker’s paradise in the Soviet Union. Maybe the distance between Ellis Island and Red Square will let him leave poverty—and his pursuers—far behind. Jack accepts an opportunity at the Gorky Ford Factory and embarks on a new life.
What he finds, though, is a surveillance society, empty store shelves, and a dangerous network of black markets. There seems to be no way out, until Jack meets Dr. Natasha Lobanova. Could this Russian beauty be his deliverance? When Natasha’s own dark history surfaces, Jack’s fate is threatened. With betrayals and secrets everywhere, Jack struggles to trust anyone or anything—even his own heart.
Antonio Garrido
A native of Spain, an educator, and an industrial engineer, Antonio Garrido was inspired by the stories of Jules Verne and Sir Walter Scott as a child. Although in his early career Garrido focused on technical writing, the discovery of a forgotten manuscript in 2001 led him to write his first novel, The Scribe, a finalist for the Fulbert Prize. Since then, he has become known for novels that reflect deep study of the cultural, social, legal, and political facets of specific historical eras. The Corpse Reader, a fictionalized account of the Chinese founding father of forensic science, won the Zaragoza International Prize and the Griffe Noire prize. The Last Paradise, a historical thriller, is his third novel and a winner of the Premio Fernando Lara de Novela. His work has been translated into eighteen languages. Garrido currently combines writing with teaching at the Polytechnic University and the Cardenal Herrera-CEU University in Valencia, Spain.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This is set during a very unique and not well known time in American history. When Americans down on their luck because of the Depression, answered Russias call for workers. This follows what the found and how one man fell into the corruption and greed of the system in Russia. It was interesting enough historically that I wanted to finish the book but I truly had to force myself to finish it.